[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1776-1777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00387]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin
Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2023
or Calendar Year 2023
AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of Self-Governance (OSG)
establishes a March 1, 2022, deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to
submit completed applications to begin participation in
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the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2023 or calendar year
2023.
DATES: Completed application packages must be received by the Director,
Office of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for inclusion in the applicant pool
should be sent to Sharee M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self-
Governance, Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 3624-MIB, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie Hanvey, Office of Self
Governance, Telephone (918) 931-0745 or Dr. Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office
of Self-Governance, Telephone (202) 821-7107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103-413), as amended by the ``Practical Reforms and Other
Goals to Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-
Determination Act of 2019-2020'' or the ``PROGRESS for Indian Tribes
Act'', Section 402(b)(1)(A), the Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Office of Self-Governance, may select not more than 50 new
Indian Tribes per year from those eligible tribes. The Act mandates
that copies of the funding agreements be sent at least 90 days before
the proposed effective date to each Tribe that is served by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs' agency that is serving the Tribe that is a party to
the funding agreement. Initial negotiations with a Tribe/consortium
located in a region and/or agency which has not previously been
involved with self-governance negotiations will take approximately 2
months from start to finish. Agreements for an October 1 to September
30 funding year need to be signed and submitted by July 1. Agreements
for a January 1 to December 31 need to be signed and submitted by
October 1.
Purpose of Notice
The regulations at 25 CFR 1000.10 to 1000.31 have been modified by
Section 201 of the newly enacted ``Practical Reforms and Other Goals To
Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination''
(PROGRESS) Act as follows: Section 201. Definitions; reporting and
audit requirements; application of programs.
To be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian Tribe
shall:
(1) Successfully complete the planning phase described in
subsection (d);
(2) request participation in self-governance by resolution or
other official action by the Tribal governing body; and
(3) demonstrate for the 3 fiscal years preceding the date on
which the Tribe requests participation, fiscal stability and
financial management capability as evidenced by the Indian Tribe
having no uncorrected significant and internal audit exceptions in
the required annual audit of its self-determination or self-
governance agreements with any Federal agency.
An Indian Tribe seeking to begin participation in self-governance
shall complete the planning phase. The planning phase shall:
(A) Be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian Tribe; and
(B) include:
(i) Legal and budgetary research; and
(ii) internal Tribal governing planning, training, and
organizational preparation.
Applicants should be guided by the referenced requirements in preparing
their applications to begin participation in the tribal self-governance
program in fiscal year 2023 and calendar year 2023. Copies of these
requirements may be obtained from the information contact person
identified in this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be considered for participation in the
tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2023 or calendar year
2023 must respond to this notice, except for those tribes/consortia
which are one of the 137 tribal entities with signed self-governance
agreements.
Information Collection
This information collection is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0143, Tribal Self-Governance Program, which expires June 30, 2022.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-00387 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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